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Alberta Agriculture Minister Nate Horner said an older animal had tested positive for atypical mad cow disease in the province.
This is the first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as BSE, in Alberta in nearly six years.
Horner states that atypical BSE poses no risk to human health and is not transmissible.
He says the case is not expected to affect the market and early detection shows inspectors and producers are determined to keep the disease out of Canada’s cattle herd.
This type of BSE occurs at a rate of about one in a million cattle and has been reported six times in the United States, the last time in 2018.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is leading the response and officials are expected to meet with stakeholders on Monday to answer any questions.
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